🇬🇧BRIT Reacts To THE MOST RACIST STATES IN AMERICA!

[@webbtrekker534]

I'm 76 years old and grew up a a child in the 1940's and 50's with plain out and out racist attitudes all around me. In the late 1950's and in the 60's I moved and entered a school system in a major city with a huge black and Asian communities. I ended up interacting with all these people and my best friend turned out to be a fellow black student. Smart kid. Good student. Was murdered by police in Arizona after we graduated. But we were all kids and when someone threw a party everyone went. Didn't matter the color or race. Then I joined the Navy and you were put together with regardless of race and told to get along. I worked for a Filipino Chief and later a Black Petty Officer. This all taught me tolerance towards others. I later worked in a industry that is predominantly female and many bosses were women. In the end all that crap doesn't matter. People are people!

[@ashleymeggan]

I have so much respect for people who lived through integration and changed. In the last few years as racists were emboldened, I thanked my family all the time they didn’t raise me in a home where racism was normalized. I know they had to have like consciously change that bc schools integrated when they were kids.

[@webbtrekker534]

@@ashleymeggan I was fortunate in that my High School was one of the few that was racily balanced naturally. We were about 50% white, 30% black and then everything else tossed in. We looked like the United Nations.

[@grantdowling8550]

So sorry for your friend.

[@kimharding2246]

Amen. 🙏❤️

[@FELiPES101]

Kabir you are likely to visit these states and never have a problem. Just because something is top 10 doesn't mean it happens often.

[@radbunnie2297]

Facts.

[@crystaldallavalle6978]

But, due to the color of his skin, he is GUARANTEED to be labeled by these butt-wads, in which you FELIPES101, sound like you may be one. Ijs. Some top tens are that way for a REASON, lol. Best to err on the side of caution for people of color (colour 😏) than to risk being on the business end of a noose, swinging from a tree like 'Strange Fruit' (song by jazz singer Billie Holiday). P. O. C., don't let your guard down, and don't let these fools tell you otherwise....their "kumbaya, we are the world" mantra is just that; lip service, nothing tangible.

[@radbunnie2297]

@@crystaldallavalle6978 Are you serious right now? Have you ever seen someone hanging off a tree in your life time? Have you had more racist interactions with people than good ones? Your telling him that when he comes here to the USA to stick with his own kind? Your segregating him already? Do you only interact with black people? I’ve never in my life see anyone hanging off a tree and I’m 34 yrs old. I have had some racist interactions but not just with white people but with black people to. I mean I’ve been called a taco by a patient before. I’m from Georgia and everyone is nice and polite. We all have to live on this planet together you can’t escape it so let’s all try to get along.

[@radbunnie2297]

@@crystaldallavalle6978 I’m Mexican and stay in Georgia, your saying that if he visits over here than he shouldn’t interact with me because most likely I’m racist and might hang him from a tree?

[@crystaldallavalle6978]

@@radbunnie2297 my intention was to more or less don't wave away the racism like it "may or may not happen" Usually 'Top' whatever number lists are based on truth, but whose truth? Your truth may be different from mine; I am 54 years old from Chicago. I have experienced some things in my life, believe it or not. Yes I have seen someone hanging from a tree when I was visiting Mississippi as a teen. Lynched. A brother and his family live in Alabama and talk about how racist it Still is to this day! You don't see mixed groups of friends hanging out, no interracial relationships; white folks will drop the 'n-word' in your face in a heartbeat! There is still a whole lot of intolerance in this country....we've come far, but have we come far enough? Black people are still facing modern day lynchings; not at the end of a rope but by the hands of the law, or "upstanding" civilian citizens just doing their part to keep America safe. People of color, period.....black, Hispanic, Asian, are not safe. Fyi, I am married to a white man and have two biracial kids; I live in Michigan in a rural, majority white area. For the most part MY personal experience has been ok, I thought my kids fared the same, but I didn't find out until they were done with school that the several kids that weren't white weren't strangers to being called whatever derogatory name 'assigned' to their culture. No, I don't interact with black people, only WHITES where I'm at, soooo what I'm saying isn't coming from whatever place you think it is, and as I said, I'm 54-will be 55 this year. I am from the most segregated city in America, Chicago. I love it, but it is what it is....there have always been places there where people of color better not show their faces if they know what's good for them. There are places like that all over the country! My gripe is with telling Kabir that if he came to visit, he'll be just fine, when I think we all know that is irresponsible....if his skin is brown, he automatically has a target on his back when that plane lands in the good ol' US of A. I would advise that one should have a great time, but do be aware of your surroundings and who you meet. A British accent isn't going to shield him and his brown skin from the good ol' boys and their hatred. Ijs. Exercise caution is all.

[@exploringidaho]

Using Twitter and Reddit posts to determine if a state is racist is just dumb. Most people would say places with low diversity may harbor more prejudice, but honestly I'd look at communities where laws reflect prejudice openly rather than subtle racism.

[@chrisbowling4060]

I know of no place in America where racism doesn't exist. In some places, its less overt; even the racists have the common decency of being polite. It's less obvious in major cities, at least on a personal level, excluding practices such as redlining. As for you, Kabir, your quiet manner will probably not draw the attention of racists. Don't take KZbin lists too seriously; they're mainly broad generalizations based on subjective criteria. I suspect it wouldn''t be more noticeable than that in the UK.

[@hezzwhiten4207]

I think racism can be found in every place in the world

[@Jenny-tm3cm]

If they used KZbin comments as an indicator we would all be in trouble 😂😭

[@Gcat-ln6ok]

Yes, this is a terrible metric. Twitter and Reddit users are obviously in no way a representative sample of total population. Old boomers usually only mess with Facebook and their KZbin conspiracy channels. There are literally entire towns in Alabama that don't have electricity. Look it up. Number of hate crimes is a poor measure as well. Imagine thinking that every single act of racism reflects a hate crime conviction lol. Does he think an arrest is made every time someone's grandpa mutters the n word when the gas man comes around, every time Karen tells someone to go back to their country, or every time a cop illegally detains someone for "fitting a description?" I'd guarantee you that states with the laxest hate crime laws are going to be the most racist. All these sundown towns in the South don't even have a minority population because everyone within a certain radius knows full well where minorities are simply not safe. Good luck arguing a hate crime case in some country-ass town in Mississippi where the family lines go back 8 generations and they don't take kindly to out-of-towners. The flimsy "research" this guy did for this video is seriously disrespectful considering what a serious topic this is.

[@jerrysantos6484]

As a Hispanic truck driver, I feel safer in the Southern United States than the northern part of the United States. I feel there is more racists in the North than the south.

[@chattymorris4264]

This has been my experience also.

[@adamstewart9383]

I'm surprised I would have thought it was the other way around

[@trevorstone9879]

The rural north is very white and yes unfortunately a lot of them have foolish ideas

[@vm7859]

If blk you get it in both areas north and south

[@gk5891]

I will say as a Southern White Man I was shocked when I encountered the type of racist language I heard the first time I entered a Northern Steel Mill. I thought I had stepped through a time portal and lost 3/4 of a century. I couldn't believe that would still be tolerated in a workplace. If I had been in charge more than one person would have been collecting a Pinkslip (no matter what the Union had to say about it).

[@majordroptart3646]

I normally do not comment on KZbin videos as a general rule but since you asked I felt compelled to reply here. No, I honestly and truly would not take this information very seriously. Firstly, the methods and statistics being used to determine if the people in a state are “racist” are pretty ludicrous. Particularly the data regarding language used in tweets. I know it feels like everyone has Twitter these days but actually it is not a significant part of the US population nor would I call the portion of people who do use it particularly representative of the country overall. There are undeniably racial issues in this country but this video is, in my opinion, misguided fear-mongering….not saying they have done so intentionally, I just think this specific video was a miss for them. I’ve only just found your channel recently but have very much enjoyed watching your reactions and hearing your thoughts. Be well!

[@rogerkeiter4948]

I agree. Also, when did a illegal immigrant become a race? When did Mexico or any other country become a race? Illegal Immigrants come from all over the world.. Many are European. Asian, African.. Immigration is a Law... NOT a RACE...

[@chuch723]

Pretty accurate sad truth even though you choose to ignore

[@brianabc83]

@@rogerkeiter4948 when did they say "illegal" immigrants? They said immigrants. Seems you are showing your true colors!

[@Kim-427]

West Virginia is racist. You can take that to the bank.

[@d1ndad0r95]

I live in Texas and it’s actually not that racist here from what I’ve experienced. I’m Hispanic and no one has ever been racist towards me

[@foreverkc8164]

In from Kansas City and I moved to Texas. I've never experienced racism until I lived in San Antonio...Hispanics called me all types of names. Not all of them ...a whole lot of them were cool

[@xandro2445]

Depends on where in TX you're at. TX has a long history of being anti mexican

[@doodles4funo569]

I live in Georgia and the second I leave the superb city area near Atlanta depends which direction you go but you will find confederate flags sometime but not as often as Tennessee when i went there

[@Wiley_Coyote]

In Texas its often the laws that are racist, not people face to face. Systemic stuff.

[@chrisbowling4060]

@@foreverkc8164 Funny, I'm a Missouri native who lived in S.A. for years, the only Anglo on a block of duplexes, and didn't have a problem -- except communicating sometimes. Many of my neighbors never learned English because there was no need to do so. But then, neither do I speak Spanish, even after deciding to live in an Hispanic neighborhood. There's a substantial Latino presence in my present community about an hour from K.C. and Spanish would be helpful.

[@frankrowell2129]

Kabir, there are idiots everywhere and the US is far from perfect but we are a far, FAR, more integrated society than popular media might have you believe. I'm white. I live in Alabama. I have black relatives whom I love dearly. You will be welcome here!

[@andrew348]

Popular media, you mean the news footage of three white vigilantes running down a black teenager for running while black? Oh yeah let's blame the media for exposing Americas dirty little secret.

[@frankrowell2129]

@@andrew348 No Andrew; popular media like a KZbin commenter presenting shocking, obscene crimes as if commonplace then neglecting even to mention that the white perpetrators were justly convicted by an all white jury in the same mostly white district where the crimes were committed. It's no secret, there are idiots everywhere.

[@MsTwister57]

This person who narrates these videos has a problem with the U.S.A no matter what the subject. I don't like the way his Subjective opinion is taken as fact by these KZbin vloggers overseas that don't know that he's clearly biased. Now he is fearmongering which infuriates me. Kabir Considers is now nervous about visiting the United States! I'm so ticked

[@brianabc83]

@@frankrowell2129 I respect your opinion but considering over 30% of America support trump, and trump is racist, how can you blame media. Actually the one thing you can blame media for is spreading the racism and giving the racists all over the country a way to share their thoughts and spread their hatred.

[@bombud1]

I'm in Alabama also. I dont ever hear anyone talking about race or black this, white that. Except on the 24 hour news stations.

[@SilvanaDil]

Being anti-illegal immigration and being racist don't have to go hand in hand. It's perfectly logical to be against illegal immigration.

[@TKDragon75]

Yeah but the way it's handled is kinda fucked up to be fair.

[@FirstNameLastName-wt5to]

@@TKDragon75 How so? By stopping them from entering illegally and sending them back?

[@JeeOhh]

@@cygnusx-3217 except they don't apply for citizenship

[@dixonoliver2360]

@@JeeOhh bc citizens for the US is insanely fucking stupid to get especially for someone who’s living in a dangerous area of let’s say for example mexico where they have a family and need to get away from said danger

[@26shedan]

our country was built with immigrants and guess what-we today exploit people fleeing violence and starvation by paying them less and not giving them rights. We also are more accepting of immigrants with lighter skin tones. Yes-facts!

[@Kenyon712]

It’s based on ignorance. Ignorance just means a lack of knowledge. It doesn’t mean incapable of learning.

[@elusiveglasslizard]

certainly. But there is too much pride though to consider there is anything for them to change.

[@ellenlanderson]

I'm not sure why but I grew up in a very racist state, with very racist parents & grandparents yet I never took on their views. Often we would argue about their beliefs but it never did any good. I did make sure they never voiced their views around my son.

[@fanofauburn11]

Same here. As far as growing up in Alabama, it’s just racist. I mean my nana graduated in the first integrated class of our high schoolx no kids yet but in highschool I didn’t have to keep a guy I dated secret from my family. It was really hard and I do feel like I failed both of us bc I was too young to really stand up for myself. I only had one parent so I was scared of not having a good relationship with my parent. Now that I’m an adult and living on my own I’ve told my family that idgaf what they think. I’ll date any guy as long as he treats me how I deserve.

[@vickyblue8574]

Very similar situation here but I grew up in southern OH. I do think it is going to be up to the younger generations to put in the work and keep moving forward with change. To be clear though, I am not saying all of the older generation is racist or even that all of the states listed include only racist people (all of these are generalizations I know) and does not account for the minority, only the statistical majority.

[@Jenny-tm3cm]

My high school was incredibly racist it’s really sad most kids from there don’t grow out of it. It’s gotten worse with the younger generation

[@ellenlanderson]

@instagram user no, but if you look at the voting by the elected officials and the people who elected them you will see very strong proof of racism. Several black towns have been turned into lakes and there was a race riot started by white business men which wiped out a prosperous black business area. Jim Crow laws were used to completely segregated the town I lived in.

[@amarac5180]

I’m black and I’ve experienced racism living in the midwest (Missouri and Illinois) but I don’t think that any state is completely racist. I just think it depends on where you go in that state. Also, the civil rights movement was in the 1960s, my grandparents were born in the 1940s and they are still alive. So there are still a lot of people who participated in racism and Jim Crow that are still alive.

[@lovebug8144]

im white and ive experienced racism . in different incidents ..ive been threatened, punched, spit on, attacked by a group of kids in new orleans. ..i think it also depends on where you go in that state like you said. I know people only want to hear about racism one way. and report on it mostly one way. Go to some black areas and see what happens. Ya, So there are still a lot of people who participate .

[@chrisbowling4060]

I was born and raised in St. Louis and it was, and remains, one of the nation's most segregated cities. It's not all racism; much of it is economic, but even attending college in black-majority Washington, D.C., I witnessed racism -- both ways. Hatred and fear of "others," xenophobia, is a condition as old as mankind.

[@daga11]

Going off of tweets is hardly a great indicator in determining how racist a state is. Racism will always be around especially now where everything is overly scrutinized but its not the big problem that some people try to make it out to be. Its highly likely that during your trip here you will not see any evidence of racism.

[@christineoneal666]

Well Twitter is a leftist echo chamber so there's that and the left are the racist ones. Look who they cheated for to get into the WH.

[@xviper2k]

@@christineoneal666 Get over yourself, you lying twat. No one cheated anything (although Trump damn sure tried), and you need only look at an electoral map to figure out which side is infinitely more racist. Everyone knows which states tried to break away so they could continue owning and exploiting other humans. You all are still up to your old tricks. Hell, had NAZI FLAGS hanging from overpasses in Florida just this week!

[@douglascampbell9809]

@@christineoneal666 More like look who tried to steal the election before the ballots were even cast. 45 was crying about losing two years before the election. He his buffoons and cult followers wanted that crook to be like a king. That's NOT American. It's funny that if the video used platforms like Parlor the number of racist comments would double.

[@unklebacon44]

Here is proof of my post Kabir. Political affiliation has nothing to do with Racism yet here are vile comments using it as such.

[@pc2555]

@@xviper2k you legitimately have to be blind as a bat or believe the democrat controlled mainstream media to think Biden didn't steal the 2020 election. There is no way a canditate that incompetent could win 81 million votes. If I go into all the evidence of the fraud youtube removes my comment so I can't explain it to you. Christine is 100% accurate, the left are the most racist ones and they virtue signal about being anti-racist and blame republicans instead to make themselves feel less guilty.

[@LuxRoyale]

Never take these videos as gospel.

[@calebdaniel643]

I’m from Georgia and a lot of racism in the south comes from older people who were alive when segregation and racism was more prevelant.

[@MajorMoney]

Racism exists everywhere in America. That being said, the degree and type of racism you may encounter depends on where in the country you are visiting. I'm not talking about Northern vs Southern states either as the video outlines. The first place I ever saw a confederate flag flying proudly was in Upstate New York for example. A short drive away in the same state is the most diverse county in America with 160 languages spoken. I watch your channel regularly and you've mentioned that you want to explore many parts of the country. You should feel free and safe to do so but as a black man with a foreign accent you may want to check in with your family in Maryland about any journeys you want to take off the beaten path; especially if you're driving.

[@trevorstone9879]

I see it more as a group mentality of ignorance. Obviously some people can't be changed but when I would be out with some of my friends and introduce them to my friends of other cultures they would always tell me later how much they enjoyed them. Just need to be exposed to see the similarities.

[@jerrysantos6484]

Especially if you are driving up north.

[@solvingpolitics3172]

Racism exists everywhere in the world, quit comparing America to fantasy land!

[@Madison.Cruz.Shooter]

Life tip: obey the law!

[@NolmDirtyDan]

Dude for the 10th time, Chicago, is not a state, it's a city in Illinois

[@jerrysantos6484]

I know huh.

[@andrew348]

Triggered? Maybe you don't have enough going on in your life and have to much pent up energy

[@chrisbowling4060]

With a silent S. :)

[@sierrajohnson7300]

LOL!!!!

[@donaldmccombs5566]

And a shit hole

[@timelliott1033]

Your comment about ignorance was correct. I was raised in rural Iowa. We had one black family in the whole county. My dad was a minister and taught us that God loved all people. But the only thing I knew about black people was what I heard or what I saw on TV. Getting out in the world helped me get to know people unlike myself I have friends and loved ones from many groups and colors in the US and around the world. I learned a lot. But one thing I learned was that every group has those who have a racial bias. Most Americans are not racist and are generally very welcoming.

[@thisguy4490]

being mixed race and growing up in a racist family and in a racist town was not easy for me.

[@louisejohnson6057]

I'm sorry that you had to grow up in that environment. Did your family direct that racism towards you and which ever parent was the person of colour?

[@richardeast3328]

Everyone has problems, haven’t you heard.

[@louisejohnson6057]

@@richardeast3328 get bent.

[@principalmcvicker6530]

I don't think this is very accurate at all. I'd like to see their list of derogatory words they key-word search twitter for too

[@KimbaLoveAdams]

West Virginia is somewhere I go every year and I've never had one bad racial situation happen. I've only been welcomed there.

[@tabbyreed8925]

Do you stay in the cities or do you go to the mountains at all?

[@mplwy]

Yeah, we're a lot more friendly than people seem to think. It's especially aggravating when people act like we're racist and Virginia isn't. We literally split from VA because most people in the mountains didn't have slaves, didn't agree with it and wanted to stay in the Union. The soldiers in my little county even defeated the group of confederates who had overtaken Morgantown.

[@mplwy]

@@tabbyreed8925 There are cities in the mountains. What's your point?

[@tabbyreed8925]

@@mplwy That rural people are usually more racist than city people or they are at least more open about it.

[@veanell]

I'd argue that within racial groups people are more openly racist about another group. I have had another white person racistly shit talk about a black or brown person while on other white people are around. It's klan mentality

[@susantownsend8397]

As a white teacher in the South I see a vast shift between many of my students and the older generations.

[@spinblack0]

May I ask what that means

[@susantownsend8397]

@@spinblack0 I was thinking about how many of my students are much more accepting of other races and cultures than their grandparents were. This reflects my experience and the communities in which I taught so I can’t speak about other places.

[@spinblack0]

@@susantownsend8397 as a student of biological anthropology the first thing they say is forget everything you think no such thing as a race the biggest difference in our DNA is teeth

[@spinblack0]

There is only one race the last hominids

[@spinblack0]

Everything else is just culturally b******* don't get me wrong I love Christmas but it is cultural

[@garlandragland]

Growing up in the South I was exposed to racism but also this idea that somehow the Northeast wasn't racist. Then I actually visited there a few times and holy hell I've never seen racism so pure in my life. Boston remains the most racist city I have ever visited...by far. Even the whites are segregated.

[@victoriabriscoe8460]

You are so very correct. I live in the South, and the snooty northern attitudes treating the south as being pure racist is nauseating. Read history, and it is entirely clear that racism is everywhere, but the north cannot seem to get over the Civil War elitism they seem to love. Boston is horribly racist, and Harvard is currently going to court over unfair enrollment practices against Asians, so it exists there whether they want to pretend it isn't or not.

[@larynanntapp6333]

I'm born and raised in Kentucky but lived in Michigan for a few years...never have I seen more white supremacists in my life...it was disgusting.

[@solvingpolitics3172]

@@larynanntapp6333 How about leftists who are nothing but minority sup rem a cists.

[@tejida815]

There are places in CA, PA, and NJ that make me uncomfortable. The North and West should not get a pass.

[@southernhippie9058]

@@victoriabriscoe8460 Well it is kind of hard not to notice people still flying the confederate flag from the back of their pickup trucks in the south. And yes a lot of southerners especially the older ones are racist so in my opinion none of them get a pass no matter where they live. I have seen how my granddaughters are treated when they go places and also know what places they would not be safe in the southern state where I live.

[@juxtaposebeauty247]

I'm from Mississippi but I live in Atlanta GA and when I go to Milwaukee I can definitely feel the racism. I have natural hair and ppl stare at me like I have 2 heads.

[@fourthgirl]

I've live the majority of my life in the San Francisco, CA Bay Area. But for 4 years I lived in Northern California. Living in Redding was an eye-opener. I did not understand how my husband's family who are native and black , were early settlers from the late 1800's. His grandmother told me about being a young girl herding turkeys and collecting eggs when Mt. Lassen exploded. I was called in from my temp agency to go to a doctor's office to work as a receptionist. I drove over to an old Victorian house converted to medical offices. I knocked on the door and no one answered, but I saw someone peeking out the window. I kept knocking and I could hear someone on the phone. I left to find a pay phone and call my agency. I was told that they worked something else out. I then went to work at a private school in bookkeeping. I was working for a week and the office manager was pleased with my work. When the principal came back from vacation, I suddenly didn't have a job anymore. New neighbors moved in on our block. We introduced ourselves and invited them for a cookout later. 2 hours after that meeting, a Confederate battle flag was hanging in their garage window that faced our home. This was the mild stuff.

[@HyperWolf]

Oh that sucks. I noticed this myself. I also live in the San Francisco Bay Area and had only experienced racism in person in my life once, directed at my black friend and I remember being so shocked and angry over it that I got in a fight (got my butt beat so bad…) but to me that was an outlier, something very rare. So it was an even bigger shock to stop by further north on a visit to family in Washington and experience it several times in a single outing at a grocery store. Racist comments at another guy that was shopping near us and then the obligatory, “we speak English here,” directed at me by some lady who then hit my ankle with her cart. I didn’t even do anything, I was shook. Then as we were leaving some guy said something about how if I stopped speaking Spanish I could pass for a “real” American since I don’t even look like a Mexican (actually said “one of those wetback beaners”). It felt like I’d stepped into some weird alternate reality and it was so eye opening for me. I actually told myself several times that I must have misunderstood somehow and that it wasn’t so bad just from the disbelief I felt at the situation. I’m glad I was only passing by. Strangely, I think this may have also been in Redding, I’m not sure since we only passed by on our way to Washington state but we made a stop about an hour later at Mt.Shasta and I think that’s close by.

[@ageofaquarius6176]

There is racism everywhere to some degree. What is so surprising and dismaying is the number of young people still caught up in that same horrid cycle. That said overall Americans are quite friendly and welcoming. Also many Americans love a British accent, myself included, lol. Have a great weekend!✌

[@SilvanaDil]

Younger folks may not remember this quote by civil rights leader, Jesse Jackson: "There is nothing more painful to me .. than to walk down the street and hear footsteps, then turn around and see somebody white and feel relieved." EVERY race, religion, gender, etc. controls the destiny of its stereotypes and can fix negative ones.

[@SE-gs6gd]

That’s not entirely true. Especially if said group doesn’t control any form of media

[@jeffking4176]

@@SE-gs6gd Who doesn’t own any Media outlets ❓ 📻🙂

[@westregent66]

I'm Hispanic and grew up and still live in Wisconsin. There are definitely very racist areas of the state. Like Milwaukee and the suburbs around it. Northern Wisconsin is extremely beautiful but some of the small towns there are definitely full of racism. I've pulled into gas stations and have had the clerk clearly follow me around the convenience store because they thought I'd try stealing something 🤷‍♂️

[@ferrumaeternum7681]

TBF I'm probably the palest woman I know, and I've also been followed around gas stations (and walmart) because they're paranoid of anyone that looks different from what they consider "normal".

[@westregent66]

@@ferrumaeternum7681 I don't even know how to reply to this 😑

[@ferrumaeternum7681]

@@westregent66 I guess, then don't reply...? I'm sorry if my story is true and also doesn't prove your point, I guess. I was just trying to point out that there are a lot of ignorant people on this earth, and that I have experienced being followed around a store almost every time I go into stores as well. If that truth somehow upsets you (which is weird) my bad I guess.

[@xanderc1225]

I’m also Latino and from Wisconsin and I agree on your points. I love Wisconsin and when I see how poorly we deal with racism it’s just sad. I know that the more rural areas aren’t kind to non white people even me being a lightskin guy I feel everyone just segregates themselves especially Latino and black groups. There’s a lack of accountability I feel because there’s just not many poc in rural areas to share their perspectives

[@TheHomelander1234]

I wouldnt take the word of someone who gets their sources from twitter.

[@bob_._.]

Mississippi only ratified the 13th Amendment (outlawing slavery) in 1995 but didn't actually make it official until 2013.

[@JMM33RanMA]

I am old enough to remember when Boston [and by extension the Commonwealth of which it's the Capital] was famous for bigotry about race, ethnicity/national origin, sexual orientation and religion. When the Anglo-Saxon Protestants were dominant they were bigoted against Irish, Italians, Catholics and non-whites, for example. In the 1960-70 period prejudice against non-white and gay people was a serious problem. The Commonwealth was the first state to abolish black slavery in 1783. Oddly, the same court also used the same state constitutional provision to rule discrimination against same sex marriage illegal in 2005. Given the very large number of international students, US and international tourists, and a very diverse population, Bigotry is, nowadays, socially unacceptable and if people continue to be bigots [and probably are] they hide it. Riding the subway to and from Boston I was daily sharing space with people from every race, color, ethnicity and religion. Most people adjusted to the New England custom of mind your own business and be polite in public. Where I live now, in the suburbs, there is a Coptic Church, a Greek Orthodox Church, a couple of Buddhist temples, a large Hindu center, Muslim centers, a couple of Jewish Synagogues, not to mention the numerous Catholic and Protestant churches. Unfortunately bigotry isn't dead, the only instances of active, hateful bigotry have been verbal attacks by Trumpists on Asians, and property damage on Jewish cemeteries and defacing of an occasional synagogue. Such attacks have occurred in other parts of the US, usually more severe and with loss of life. Some areas are better than others, and that is probably true of every country on the planet.

[@rodneygriffin7666]

There is and has been a headquarters of the KkK in Connecticut, my home state up north. Racism is everywhere in all 50 states, sadly.

[@dhfyrydjfjd]

I believe prejudices are brought about by ignorance & fear of the unknown. All we can do is keep teaching! ♡♡♡

[@lilsuzq32]

Exactly what the ReThugLiKKKans are trying to prevent...teaching reduces fear, and Repukes can only govern with fear.

[@hifijohn]

When the beatles toured the south they were shocked how segregated it was,bathroom restaurants even drinking fountains were segregated.

[@veanell]

Yes because it was the era of Jim crow... Things change after 60 years. I went to school in the south and was in a very diverse school. In Annapolis, MD I later finished high school. The 2 major public schools there are very much a product of choice separation. It was the whitest school I had ever attended. You could days not seeing a black person much less interacting with a person of color. Most of those kids never talked to a black person till they went to college

[@midnightthoughts9642]

one thing to watch out for in the south is sundown towns, because they are still some that are around and i know you said you wanted to drive so be mindful of that when traveling through certain parts and areas

[@Madison.Cruz.Shooter]

I was born and raised in the south, the deep south. I can assure you that is not a thing. In almost 30 years I've never even heard of "sundown towns" please provide any kind of evidence that you have gone through personally...

[@midnightthoughts9642]

@@Madison.Cruz.Shooter just because you haven't encountered sundown towns doesn't mean there aren't any. Me and some family were literally warned by locals and other family members to not go into some neighborhoods and stay inside after dark while visiting family in Alabama. you cannot speak for the entire south just because you live "deep in the south". Also sundown towns aren't exclusive to just the south but I said the south because that was where i have had my own encounters.

[@marknash65]

The problem with state rankings is that they too often encompass a broad range of circumstances, and I think you're likely to see bigger differences within states than between them in most cases, assuming the state isn't racially homogeneous and thinly populated. So if you take a state like Georgia or Texas, you're going to see some pretty wide variations. The metropolitan areas are going to be very different from the small towns, and the small towns will differ from each other considerably as well, depending on their region, their proximity to metropolitan areas, and local history. This is not to say that racism doesn't exist everywhere, because it absolutely does. But even among racists, there's always a factor of "what can I get away with?" in play. And some places apply more social pressure on them than others. (After all, even hardened bigots must get through their grocery shopping without getting into fistfights every time they stand in the checkout line.) For traveling, I'd recommend planning your itinerary and asking people in the region for their suggestions and red flags. People who live in Atlanta, for example, can usually tell you of nearby towns or counties with known reputations, as can people from Houston or Dallas. Additionally, looking up towns on Wikipedia can give you some helpful Census data as a starting point. If a place seems unusually homogenous for the region in which it resides, that's a good cue to ask someone who lives in the general area. (One note on demographics: Think US, not UK, in terms of diversity. UK is still over 85% white, and US is less than 60% white. So an English village that's 90 or 95% white may not necessarily raise the question, but a US town with those numbers absolutely should raise the question.)

[@tax905972]

racist is racist, stop making excuses for it.

[@marknash65]

@@tax905972 That was certainly not my intent. Kabir plans to travel to the US and doesn't know the terrain. Some places carry more risk than others, although I won't pretend that any place is exempt.

[@tax905972]

@@marknash65 did you look up that video I mentioned, out of DeSoto Texas.

[@tax905972]

@@marknash65 must place in this country won't be racist unless you're in the poorest nastiest parts of the counties, or towns. You're not coming to America to see that.

[@marknash65]

@@tax905972 I'm not seeing the DeSoto link, but if you want to drop it here, I'll check it out. I did find a few items about their previous school superintendent.

[@theblackbear211]

Mississippi - Kabir, having a truly candid discussion on the state of Mississippi, its past (even relatively recently), and the hows and whys of where it is today - might very well get us all banned from this format. Even a light perusal of Mississippi history gets ugly very quickly.

[@helgar791]

As an African-American I've spoken to you a few times about this, and I can verify all that he says to some extent. The truth, as he said, is most older people don't use Reddit, nor do they use Twitter, so it's hard to get a real measure of the atmosphere you'll feel and the things you'll hear in many states. It's unsettling, and in many parts, dangerous, especially after dark. But that is overt racism. What is really far more dangerous is the covert racism in the eastern states that crops its head up at surprising times. As I've said to you, Americans are, in the majority, non-racist, friendly, helping, and accepting people. If you want to travel across country, stick to the major highways and larger cities and you'll be fine. Unfortunately the racism in America is so deeply rooted it would be very difficult to eliminate. Unlike every population of immigrants in this country black people did not come here voluntarily. Since we were brutalized and enslaved there is much animosity on both sides. White racism is based mostly on fear, black prejudice in based on anger. White racism has always been active, black anger has always been reactive. Difficult to reconcile.

[@RamblingRose08]

Well said.

[@JaceAVinson]

Everyday on my way to school here in South Carolina I have to ride past 2 Confederate Battle Flags flying in front yards.

[@triciaw8953]

Many years ago (early 2000s) I travelled with my husband and children from Missouri to central Arkansas. There was a KKK rally happening on the side of the highway barely 100 yards into Arkansas. Even though I’m white, I locked the doors and decided that we were not stopping for any reason until we arrived at our destination. It was terrifying for me, as I’d never seen anything like it in Missouri.

[@NewEnglandboy453]

@@cygnusx-3217 want to elaborate

[@earlblackman7001]

I am from Arkansas and I say this is right on the point . Bring people together and talk about their difference was tried before but did not change the hard core racist people .

[@owlbuquerqueturkey]

My dog was totally racist. She hated certain breeds, and tolerated others. In fairness though, she did hate other dogs of her own breed most. I think she had issues.

[@andreaplummer3841]

Sounds like she's just introverted, not racist.

[@determineddi2044]

As soon as I saw this video I thought "Alabama," "Mississippi" or some southern place. However, I like the South and admire many of their customs (manners) and food. I am in the North and believe me we have a ton of racism here as well but Northern racism differs in that most people would not go up to a person of another color (Black people, Hispanics, Asians are also racist so let's not just say it's White people) and slag them off to their faces. It would be more systematic. I am an educated NY raised person but yes, there is a heck of a lot of people who say "so and so ruined my town by moving in." People unfortunately equate race with "crime" but as Kabir says it's all about education and getting to know people as people, not "race." I think the Brits (my husband is British) have their share of racism as well but people seem more integrated. I don't know as when I lived in the UK briefly everyone was "white" in that area. Let's all be smart and get to know people on a personal level. We all bleed red and we are all humans. PS I lived in Northern New England and PA (Central) and both area were VERY racist.

[@ashleydixon4613]

It saddens me to see Arkansas on the list, but with the “Harrison” factor, I honestly wasn’t surprised. Please just keep in mind: those are the few bad apples trying to spoil the whole bunch. Most of us are “typical Southerners,” who strike up conversations with strangers in the grocery store, and happily give directions to out of towners and direct them where to go to have the best dinner.

[@ghalbrookable]

I've grown up in Arkansas and totally disagree with this. One county has crazies but it's just a few. I personally don't know one racist person and I'm a born and raised Arkansan.

[@brittanymcgee4956]

As a Black person born and raised in Arkansas. It’s more than just Harrison.

[@Blessed1985]

I am black and have never had a racist experience while visiting AR on several occasions. But my niece who lives there has had one experience. She was working at her fast food job as a college student. Someone came by and told her "That's right, you clean that table you n%^%$r." As her aunt I was so angry to hear that. But apparently it wasn't a surprise with the town she chose to go to college in. And I only mention this one because it was blatant. I'm sure there are some subtle things that happen.

[@MarkoDash]

i think the only real takeaway here is that twitter is a cesspool

[@kimharding2246]

Wow! I was shocked that Maryland was on the list! I lived there for many years and all the neighborhoods we lived in (3) were quite mixed! And we were all very friendly with each other, our kids played together and so on. Edit: Kabir, it was funny that you mentioned dogs. That was how I explained races of people to my 4-year-old when he asked about it. I said puppies come in all colors, but we love them all. Same as people. ❤️

[@catgirl6803]

This guy just hates Maryland for some reason. His “facts” are a bit misleading. The only racism lingering in Maryland is the redlining in Baltimore that still exists today.

[@StealthWarrior18]

I was surprised about ks making it it seems most people here don't bug each other

[@raven3moon]

@@catgirl6803 Nah. Montgomery Co., Howard Co., and the more rural counties are pretty racist. MD was a slave "breeding" state until Federal troops occupied it during the Civil War. After the Trans-Atlantic slave trade was outlawed in 1807, MD and VA were well known as "breeding," "breaking" and importing states. The attitudes that fostered didn't just go away after the Civil War ended, anymore than racism in the Confederate states ended.

[@catgirl6803]

@@raven3moon not according to my research. According to my research abolitionists worked to repeal laws against owners freeing their slaves and by the time of the civil war most slaves were freed. Probably like most things both extremes existed.

[@catgirl6803]

@@raven3moon but why are we judging a state based on the acts from 200 years ago?

[@111078buck]

Little Rock here. Been all over the US and 3 continents, wildest racism I’ve ever heard seen was in and around Boston area. Js

[@RoryDavis1]

As soon as I saw the title I knew it be that squirrel voiced guy who does no actual research for any of his videos. The fact that he doesn't know why Maryland is called the Free State tells you everything you need to know. It's called the free state because of the Mason Dixon line which borders Maryland and Pennsylvania. Once you're north of the line, you're free. Maryland is also known as the "old line state" for similar reasons. And Maryland although part of the South, had a much more complicated history as it relates to slavery then what was presented. I've been all over South It's fine. The man has a huge bias against the South as you can tell from his snooty attitude.

[@codygates7418]

I 100% agree with bias against the south. Is he from Cali lol 😂

[@andrew348]

I'm from Texas and travel all across the southern states for work. There is plenty of racism in the south. Some of it is blatant some of it isn't. And remember if you are white and saying the south is fine, you are also being biased.

[@RoryDavis1]

@@andrew348 This guy is the same person who did a piece where my grandparents and parents grew up in Southern Illinois. He stated some dribble about racism or whatever. I specifically asked my parents about this and it was said that that wasn't their experience...and she was born well before the sixties. Clearly people have different perspectives. Everyone has biases. However when you make videos and do shoddy research and use poor reasoning to come up with a predetermined conclusion then we ought to call it out for what it is.

[@RoryDavis1]

@@codygates7418 He sounds like it. I wouldn't live in Cali even if you'd pay me.

[@codygates7418]

@@RoryDavis1 100% my paternal side lives in upstate New York but, I would NEVER LIVE in the city:

[@darceyvolle4938]

I also agree with you everyone should be treated as the same instead of discriminated for any reason.

[@WitchessJae]

I live in the central part of NY and we have a little racism here as well. I also lived in SC and saw it everywhere. It was shocking to me to be honest. I couldn't wait to move back to NY. But it everywhere in the USA.

[@usmc24thmeu36]

We're so glad you moved back North

[@WitchessJae]

@@usmc24thmeu36 nothing pleased me more, I ♥️ NY

[@maurapieper994]

Marylander here for my whole life. I've lived in Southern MD, went to college in Western MD, grad school and worked on the Eastern Shore, and lived in Northern MD. While MD is pretty progressive is it also pretty racist. The rural and watermen areas are most definitely racist. I was surprised that we made the list and states like South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida didn't though. But really, everywhere in America you're going to find racist people and areas.

[@larrymcclendon6462]

I've lived in Alabama all my 73 years and the only reason I can figure that Alabama is not Number 1 on the list is that you have to be somewhat educated to be able to use Twitter and there just aren't that many people that know how to tweet. It affects the credibility of the comparison. The sorry fact is that racial divisions have been one of the best tools to maintain the difference between those who have and those who have less.

[@a00141799]

Its clear that you've got a good heart Kabir. And there are some difficult truths about America and racism. There is nothing that hasn't been tried to end or quell racism. Yet, here we are!!

[@Deanstanley]

"There is nothing that hasn't been tried to end or quell racism." Including sit down discussions. For much of the USA, lack of familiarity isn't an issue.

[@NickBLeaveIt]

Anyone surprised by Maryland's inclusion might wanna remember the John Waters cult-classic-turned-into-Broadway-musical Hairspray. Good Morning Baltimore indeed.

[@kimharding2246]

Never saw Hairspray. But like I said in my comment, I lived in three cities in MD… Frederick in the north, Bowie, closer to DC, and Annapolis. Mixed neighborhoods and we all got along. The only racism I heard about first hand was from the Lumbee kids who attended Baltimore city schools. They’d get beat up by the white kids and the black kids. 😔

[@veanell]

@@kimharding2246 I went to high school in Annapolis after living in the south. Some of the kids I went to high school with would say racist shit that would have gotten them jumped and physically harmed if they had had the balls to say it in the south. A lot of it is ignorance. I went to Broadneck high which despite being in Annapolis at the time I went in the 2000s it was more than 90% White. It was the whitest school I've ever gone to. They literally just didn't interact or see people who weren't white on a regular basis. I suspect their attitudes changed if they went to college.

[@kimharding2246]

@@veanell I guess I just never came across it then. I’m so sorry you had to deal with that. My experience was in the late ‘80’s and early ‘90’s when we finally moved to Jersey. It’s much worse here, believe it or not.

[@deborahwilkerson5044]

This is an opportunity for America to show the world how to love each other. It grieves my heart. I would barely watch

[@christianoliver3572]

Hey Kabir I'll tell you what: Unfortunately in my 49 years of life I have heard many people use the N-Word and mean it in the bad way not the way where it's used in rap. I've never heard it used that way here in Texas. I'm as Anglo as Anglo gets but if I had ever used that word in any way my parents would have punished the hell out of me. My Dad came from a small town in southern Oklahoma and he remembered big billboards on the outskirts of the town he grew up in that said: N-Word don't let the moon shine on your head in Madill. These signs didn't get taken down until the late 1960s. I've heard the N-Word used in New York, Baltimore, and Los Angeles from non-black person to a black person. This was in the 90s and early 2000s. But you have to understand that even for what lots of folks consider setbacks we are making progress. Don't worry about being discriminated against here Kabir. Unfortunately there are some folks who need to change here still but I think that if you travel anywhere there are folks who might not like someone for any of ten thousand reasons!!

[@andrew348]

I'm from Texas and grew up in Amarillo now live in Corpus Christi and have traveled all across the bottom third of Texas for work. There are racists everywhere. My last out of town job caused me to live out of a hotel for 3 months and about every other guest in the room next to me was racist. From older cowboy types to a crew of younger windshield replacement techs (a giant hailstorm swept through). The further you get from the city the more likely you are to run into racists old and young. Some of them are more open than others. I've probably done work on the majority of big ranches in south Texas (King's Ranch, Wyatt Ranches and Farms, and LA Paloma Ranches) it's pretty prevalent. That's not even taking into account that in the Rio Grande Valley courthouses were burned to the ground so land deeds were destroyed and whites took the land from the Mexican American owners. When white people say there's no racism around here all they really mean is "I haven't experienced racism so there must not be racism."

[@christianoliver3572]

@@andrew348 Andrew you're talking about things that happened more than 100 years ago. I'm sorry about how you experienced us south Texas folks but you seem to have two huge chips on both of your shoulders!! And hey I'll tell ya what I'm not going to give you a back rub!! It's folks like you really that unfortunately give Texans a bad name. Tolerance goes both ways and fear or inspiring fear is not the answer. Andrew are you the RACIST or the KLAN? Identify yourself!! Kabir there are NOT racists everywhere here in my part of Texas!! I really don't understand why this person had to be a Richard head but if you want to come here you'll be fine!! And safe!

[@christianoliver3572]

@@andrew348 Hey Andrew: You live here in Corpus: I think you're full of shit!! Hey I tell ya what let's have lunch manana! DON'T WEAR YOUR KLAN ROBE!! Contact me if you're interested!!

[@angelasaunders3558]

The racism one might feel often depends on who you are ( race, ethnicity) and location. Some places you might get it out right ,kind of straight in your face, while others will be more subtle, more behind your back stuff.

[@gregcissell345]

Now that he did white racism, he needs to do one how racist other races in the US are.

[@MikeP2055]

Have you ever seen that Tom Segura bit about Asians being the most racist people on earth? It is hilarious. I can't remember if it's on "Completely Normal" or "Mostly Stories," but they're both on Netflix.

[@gregcissell345]

@@MikeP2055 not yet but I’ll check it out.

[@MikeP2055]

@@gregcissell345 Nice. Stand-up comedy is the only thing keeping me sane lately, ha. Oh, and just a quick heads up: I don't know how familiar you are with Tom Segura, but his comedy is raunchy as hell, so . . . Yeah. Buckle up.

[@gregcissell345]

@@MikeP2055 cool I grew up on Richard Prier,Eddy Murphy, and Sam Kinison . It should be good.

[@CharlesinTampa]

As a citizen of Florida, I've had conversations with people from elsewhere in the northern US about how strange they find the lack of racism here.

[@daneila227]

I lived in the south for 11 years and I’ve met some very nice people, BUT I’ve experienced and seen more racism down south than up north, but that’s just my experience, that being said I understand people who experience it up north too because they are here as well, but for me it was worse in the south. In general racism is everywhere in the world, unfortunately.

[@veanell]

Eh I have lived in both. I think it's just different. One thing I found interesting recently is that apparently the Confederate flag is more commonly flown in some northern states...

[@ashleyw6160]

🥺 It honestly hurt my heart when u asked about it & said u would hate to go somewhere u weren't welcome!! Kabir, u are always welcome in TN! Tbh, I think u will be fine most places, esp in cities...but ppl ur visiting will know where it may be unsafe. Lmk if u ever come to Nashville! I can promise that u wouldn't have a problem here!!!!! ❤❤❤

[@rich_t]

Good observation about Kansas and tornadoes. Brought back Wizard of Oz memories. 😉

[@ThugsBunny187]

My grandpa was racist. He was devastated when my mom married my dad. But with my grandmas help, he changed. RIP to him. I loved him so much. They're from Missouri btw.

[@PoorMan972]

Just remember: racism as a term applies to any belief, from any angle, that one race is superior to another. Black anti-racist efforts can and sometimes do result in racism on their part. I have personally found race relations in the southern U.S. (primarily Alabama) to be much better than in northern cities. I Live in New Mexico; you guys wouldn't believe the racism expressed here between the Hispanos and the Indigenes, with the Anglos a cherry on top.

[@Serenity_Dee]

Racism requires the power to enforce prejudices. People calling a white man "mayonnaise boy" is not equivalent to the systematic imprisonment and de facto enslavement of Black Americans, or the current practice of indefinite internment in unlivable conditions for undocumented immigrants. You worry about getting your feelings hurt. BIPOC worry about getting murdered by cops or locked away with no hope of release regardless of guilt or innocence, and every day live in a cultural stew of dehumanization because they're not white.

[@mrpowderog8778]

@@Serenity_Dee no it doesnt. That's a BS fake definition made up by psuedo progressives that want to give a free pass to pigeon hole whites as racist by default. The actual definition of racism is "prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against a person or people on the basis of their membership in a particular racial or ethnic group, typically one that is a minority or marginalized." Power has nothing to do with hate or bigotry. Changing definitions is dangerous. If you want to talk about institutional racism that's a different conversation but it's also 100% illegal.

[@LadyBeyondTheWall]

@@Serenity_Dee Racism is believing one race is superior over another. Not this "new" definition that makes everyone else but white people not racist. I was beat up by groups of children multiple times when I was little simply for being white and not being allowed on "their" side of the neighborhood. That's not racist? People all over the internet are allowed to encourage the genocide of white people by saying all white's should be killed, and they're never banned or removed. That's not racist? A professor in the UK was promoted, not fired, for stating getting rid of white people is a good idea. That's not racist? This new idea of what "racism" is is only allowing everyone to be completely racist and even openly talk about and debate the fact that an entire race/skin color shouldn't exist anymore, which would be considered genocide if said about any other race but white people. And that's not helping anything at all. It's just allowing more people to see that it's perfectly fine in society to talk about "removing" an entire race of people, especially for things their ancestors did, and that literally does nothing but make genocide and removing people based on race an idea that people are pondering *again* for some reason, instead of treating it how it should be treated: as racist and horrible.

[@trogdortheburninator3621]

I grew up in such culturally diverse cities and absolutely loved 'the great American melting pot' SHR song, makes racism such a foreign ideal to have. Like seriously, variety is the spice of life, and also we are the only species left on our life tree. We are human, with individuality, but still just human. I like to believe that older ideals will die out with newer ideals being born every generation.

[@MsAubrey]

Absolutely agree.

[@DaleyWhaley91]

You're so right. As a person who grew up in Alabama/Georgia state line near a decent-sized city. I was raised by my grandparents, thankfully they never taught me to be racist or to think differently of another race. BUT.. they were taught the wrong terminology. So they would say racist terms around me, but never to another random person nor I don't think they meant it. But when you're taught that a certain skin tone is different or below you.... then that's the outcome. I remember saying things to them growing up correcting their comments. They actually started changing the things they would say. It's all about what we're taught. Skin color is not or should not still be an issue, white privilege is real. It shouldn't be, but it is. I hope one day that changes. Everyone should be treated equally. If you're the best candidate then you're the best. We have to stop looking at race, religion, sexual orientation, etc. People are different can we please just move on. Learn to agree to disagree with someone. It's not hard to be a good person.

[@Communityconscious99]

I’m a black American and Hilton Head, South Carolina is on my never again list. In HH (early 2000’s) I was: followed around stores, told I had to pay in advance for food at restaurants, ridiculed and harassed by a white man during a morning jog, assisted last at hotel valet even though I was second in line, etc. However, my service always “miraculously” improved when I was with my white in-laws. One of my closest friends is from SC, and she refuses to go back. HH will never get another dime of my hard earned money.

[@MsAubrey]

That's completely asinine. The only way I could even remotely relate is when I [a woman] goes into a shop to get my car fixed and they want to talk to my husband. When I ran a shop, I would get, "Where's the manager? Where's the men? I want to speak to a guy." It's all crap.

[@Alex-kd5xc]

This channel is definitely biased. Not saying it’s not worth reacting to as a foreigner, but it’s most certainly very biased.

[@juxtaposebeauty247]

Living in a city as black as Atlanta makes everywhere seem racist tho lol. And Mississippi (my home state) is super racist but the fact that it's still so segregated helps. Once I left elementary school, I never interacted with white ppl on a personal level. But when interacting in public I never had an issue. The southern hospitality is amazing and everyone is sooo nice..But don't get caught in their neighborhoods after dark. It's a rule most Missippians follow without thinking about. It's so ingrained.

[@jonh7480]

I think his premise of using twitter as a base line for this is very skewed. I'm 35, not racist, and don't have Twitter. Using Twitter inevitably leads to you hearing from a masked populous that already want to be heard for good or bad reasons. Those of us that just go about our lives not feeling like we need to interject our opinions on everything daily, will be completely unaccounted for in his approach of using Twitter data. I like your content, but the channel that made this video you're reacting to used a very ignorant approach in trying to determine the relative prevalence of racist ideologies and feelings. Everyone, even the best of people, hold some sort of bias. We just all need to do our best to recognize those and learn more and love one another.

[@judymason6513]

This list is ridiculous and not based on any valid evidence. It is not research, nor is it anything that can be even remotely considered a "study". The person who made the list clearly has an agenda and did not make any effort to be objective. His findings are merely a sloppy cherry-picked mess of subjective social media comments, with an assumption that Twitter and Reddit users represent the values and beliefs of an entire state. The individual who made the list and video is assured of getting high traffic on his video because it is intended to evoke curiosity and emotional responses. He just wants people to click on his video - he's not trying to inform anyone of any useful or valid content. It's crap, wrapped in a provocative title that will generate revenue for the list maker. It is NOT an accurate representation of the degree of racism from state to state.

[@triciaw8953]

I am from Kansas City, Missouri. This city was literally “red lined” decades ago - meaning that city developers carved out certain sections of the city and refused to sell to any non-white buyers. The city is highly segregated on both sides of the state line. Generally, higher income areas are mostly white, and lower income areas are mostly black or Hispanic. It’s very disheartening.

[@stefanniecundiff1554]

🎯 I'm from KC as well and was kinda shocked that Kansas made the list and Missouri didn't 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@triciaw8953]

@@stefanniecundiff1554 I completely agree! Out in the rural areas of both Kansas and Missouri, the white evangelicals spread their “Christian love,” but only to those who look AND think like them. I am dreaming of the day I can move to a more liberal area of the country - if not just a more liberal country all together.

[@rodneygriffin7666]

I'm 56 years young, and I hope the same. We are all one humanity. Try not to fuck it up this time around.

[@TheNeonParadox]

I think if Facebook had been used instead of Twitter, the results would be very different.

[@doodles4funo569]

Agreed

[@destination_freedom]

Yes you should pay attention and take note of these places to avoid!

[@SK-or4lw]

The most racist person I ever met was a man from New York City. My family was on vacation at Myryle beach and he just started saying things that were awful. I assumed,because we were white and from Kentucky,he thought he could talk to us that way! It was just shocking! I had never,in my whole life,heard someone talk that way!

[@kimberlyrice4294]

Congrats! You're right about Kansas being a big tornado area. It's almost dead set in the center of the National Tornado Alley (as opposed to every tornado state having their own alleyway). In fact, I seem to recall that it may be the #1 tornado state, always allowing for Oklahoma. Remember, "Toto, I don't think we're in Kansas anymore."? 😉

[@odemusvonkilhausen]

I beg to differ. I live in West Virginia and I would definitely recommend a visit to our fine state, Kabir. The whole WVU clothing thing is a load of BS. There are plenty of non-WVU fans in the state, and nobody really cares. West Virginians are friendly and welcoming to anyone and everyone, regardless of race. This guy is obviously "left leaning" so I would take everything he says with a grain of salt, if not as a flat out lie.

[@josephbridges7470]

This is a video to whip up people into a frenzy to get clicks and nothing else.

[@xviper2k]

Ah yes, because he's possibly a liberal that automatically makes him a liar, right? People like you spout more lies than liberals could ever dream to. I'm sure the "stolen" election will be overturned any day now, and JFK's dead son will replace Pence. Yep... *checks watch*

[@odemusvonkilhausen]

@@xviper2k You're only proving my point. I didn't say anything about a stolen election or conspiracy theories. I never even mentioned the word "liberal". I simply talked about the pride, I have in my home state, only to be personally attacked.

[@andrew348]

@@odemusvonkilhausen "left leaning" can only be interpreted as you referencing liberals

[@odemusvonkilhausen]

@@andrew348 I guess y'all got me all figured out. Must be nice to be so much smarter and better than everyone else. I wouldn't know, I think for myself.

[@coldcoma]

Do remember that at the start of this video he said despite the prevalence of racism in these states, the racist people are still less common than reasonable ordinary people. His statistics are based only on twitter so they dont tell the whole picture but all of those stats are below 30%. Yes, there are cities and towns in America where you can literally draw a line between where the white people live and where the hispanic or black people live and you should take these kinds of videos *seriously* but idk if thats the same thing as taking it as gospel. Twitter cant tell the whole story and focusing on just the negative parts any story is gonna always make it look more scary than it is. Thats why everyone thinks crime is going up each year when its actually going down, because the news just focuses on it too much and doesn't focus on all the crime that gets prevented. You should be safe to come to most places in America. I don't recommend going to the "most racist town in America" or any other small towns that don't like tourists. A lot of small towns in places like WV will get aggressive even towards white people who stop in their local bar bc they just don't like outsiders. Despite the outside view of America as wealthy as prosperous there are many areas that are nearly third world in some aspects and yet shockingly modern in others. As you saw on a Geography King video there are still areas without electricity, but those are very few, beyond that there are many, many more with minimal education and only 1 source of income for all townspeople, such as coal. which leads to extreme isolationism and nonexistent awareness of the outside worlld. One the other hand, there are many small towns in the AMerican South and other regions that thrive off of tourism and I highly recommend you check some of those out because they are usually welcoming of people of all kinds.

[@theblackbear211]

Kabir... racism is a real thing in the US... it is possible that you might encounter it anywhere... but, on the other hand, your accent labels you as from England... which changes the equation in a whole lot of odd, but generally good ways. You are well educated, polite and well spoken. In interpersonal encounters, you are not likely to have a problem... the type of bars where you would run into a problem in the UK - yeah, well avoid those type of bars in the US... and you are not likely to have a problem. People in the US are generally nice - especially to strangers.

[@zach6808]

you’re correct, Kansas is in Tornado Alley

[@buttercupp0897]

As a Black woman who has lived all over the US, he definitely downplayed the amount of racism you face from the younger demographic, especially in areas like this.

[@stevedavis5704]

About five years ago my son had a baseball tournament in Harrison AR and it was different to say the least. Being one of the black players on the team we were told to not let him go out alone, don’t go off the main roads and don’t be out after dark for any reason. They told us with pride we should be ok if we did this cuz they hadn’t had a racially motivated killing in almost five years. I didn’t really think much about it cuz what they said we pretty much did for the boys anyway until I realized that the hotel service staff had no minority people at all. When I mentioned I had never seen anything like it I was told there just weren’t any to hire and they wouldn’t if any applied anyway. I was glad when the tournament was over.

[@Gantzz321]

when you do a survey and only us "DATA" from Twitter, the entire survey is garbage, but that is something a YT channel does not care about, they only want the clicks.

[@mplwy]

I posted this under Kim Holland-Adams' comment but reposting here as well. Yeah, we're (West Virginians) a lot more friendly than people seem to think. It's especially aggravating when people act like we're racist and Virginia isn't. We literally split from VA because most people in the mountains didn't have slaves, didn't agree with it and wanted to stay in the Union. The soldiers in my little county even defeated the group of confederates who had overtaken Morgantown.

[@romemedina4712]

Your income and social class is the true division here.

[@elizabethskinner1783]

I'm from Milwaukee WI and it is very segregated but I'm lucky that I grew up in an integrated family. I didn't even knew what racism even existed because until I learned it in school.

[@laurataylor8717]

I have a friend that moved to Utah for a while. She said she felt like such a novelty there because most people she encountered had never seen someone with brown skin before. She said she never felt discriminated against though. People were just curious.

[@Mauther]

I'd be real dubious about this guys analytics. He doesn't go into the details he's basing on, and word searches of twitter messages is about the most error prone methodology I can think of. Also he has a tendency to put his thumb on the scales, like his statement about Hawaii not really being racist, 'cause they just don't know any better and like rap music. Hah! Hawaii can be super racist. On top of the generic anti-black racism that you find in Pacific Islands/Asia and tied to locations with large military populations, there is a massive distrust against Haole or foreigners. There are neighborhoods where non-Pacific Islanders really shouldn't travel alone. I got jumped in a bar in Wainane because they thought the girl I was with was a local and I was taking one of "theirs".

[@daylonbeebe4835]

There is literally no way to say which states are the most or least racist. Racism is everywhere. And by listening to the narrator. I think he forgot that there are racists in every race. Not just Caucasian.

[@Chili1179]

Weird how 9 of 10 are not part of the "racist south".

[@nickd.3865]

I have a hard time believing anything on this list.

[@numberone5680]

I was born in 1952 in rural PA with a farmer father and a mother that is an RN (yes, she’s still alive). I never knew about race until I was in 4th grade when my best friend and I got in trouble. I called her my chocolate friend and she called me vanilla. We both were spanked at school. Neither of us knew why. It took growing up to realize how we were perceived by “educators”. They had no idea of our innocent perceptions of skin tones.

[@jackjacobson3893]

As someone from Minnesota I lived in Wisconsin for 4 years he is not wrong about that at all just being honest and also the indigenous people on Minnesota and north Dakota live in those states due to Wisconsin pretty much killing them and forcing them out of there land lots of us from Minnesota know the history of land because we came to North America around 990AD to 1021AD we left to return to eroupe then came back around 1800 time period right before the American civil happen so ye might want to check out Viking history in north America

[@douglascampbell9809]

It depends on where in Wisconsin. The Oneida Tribe in Brown County (next to Green Bay) used it's profits from the casino to bring in industrial companies to hire more Native Americans. Their plan was to eventually only have tribe members working at the casino if they wanted to be there. Moving the rest to better paying industrial jobs with better pay. They had their starting pay set at what you would need to live without help from the Gov for all it's businesses. They are also using the money to buy property that was promised to them by treaty. One property at a time. Eventually they will have bought it all back the way they are going. While they might have a preferential hiring policy they do employ people outside the tribe. They also owned a bunch of storefronts that they earmarked for small start up businesses. Another nice thing they were doing was completely funding a homeless shelter that worked to get people's lives stable and if I remember right a woman's domestic violence center. Don't get me wrong I know full well how racist Wisconsin can be. One of my ancestors was the man who set up the fur trading post for the Hudson Bay Co. He married the daughter of a Potawatomi Chief and built one of the first homes in Milwaukee. My family was on the tribal roll call for a couple generations. Some of them were forced onto the Trail Of Tears. Some family chose to go with them rather than be separated from them by the Gov.

[@langdonledwig3734]

My guess for top three before this starts is California, New York, Illinois

[@staceysturgill5316]

I think there’s racism everywhere in America. I remember as a teenager thinking I want out of this town because I’m sick of listening to hateful people (blatant racism). Then I lived in a city

[@angelasaunders3558]

As for Kansas probably having a lot of tornadoes they do. That state is one of our flatest states and is located in an area commonly referred to as "tornadoes alley".

[@gidget8717]

To bring this whole thing to an understanding, you have to understand one fact and one fact only. There is a lot of hyperbole in this type of videos/articles. You can tell this because of what was stated about Mississippi. Mississippi has the largest blacks to whites ratio of any state (39%black & 58%white) the south has the highest black population of any area of the united states (56% of African-Americans live in the south). If it was so terrible wouldn't that be different. Are there problems in the US? Sure, but we've come a long long way from the jim crow days.

[@vickismith4180]

Really illogical, Gidget. "If it was so terrible" why do they live in Mississippi? Really? Please educate yourself.

[@gidget8717]

@@vickismith4180 I don't have to "educate myself" I live the reality of it. I grew up in the poorest part of Appalachia. Nearly everybody was dirt poor both black and white. Today when I go home the population as less than 40% of the population in from the 1960-1990s. That's mostly white folks that's left. When the coalfield started shutting down, most people left, both black and white.

[@larkendelvie]

What I noticed is that Twitter is horrible. Honestly, the list is fairly accurate. One thing that I'd point out - Hawaii and Delaware are fairly wealthy while many of the others are rural. It's a combo of exposure vs age vs education vs income. It's not confined to race - gender is also discriminated against. I hope some day that everyone will have the economic opportunity to move to someplace that welcomes them.

[@Youdontunderstandmoney]

Kabir: Isn't Chicago the Blackest State? Me: "Father forgive him for he knows not what he do" Nah but in all seriousness it makes sense why Mississippi has a high percentage of Black folks. When Europeans brought Africans to what is now the modern day US, they were heavily concentrated in the Southeast since that's where the plantations were. Also, a number of prominent Black American figures (MLK, Rosa Parks, etc.) have Southern roots (also much of the cuisine as well as hip-hop are influenced by Black Americans from the South). But comments plz spare this man lol. Considering that most Americans can't even name 2 English cities, this man is quite knowledgeable and is actively making an effort to learn more about the world (I applaud you for this Kabir). Plus, at least he didn't say that Chicago was "next to New York" like he did a few videos ago XD.

[@TheMaxmurphy1973]

As an American, I've always been told by our media that we are extremely racist. But then I started watching English Football about 10years ago, and I've seen thousands of fans singing racist chants directly at a player during a game, that doesn't happen here in America.

[@Kim-427]

Oh,They’re racist over there as well. No offense but guys like Kabir and others over there think because they date mostly Caucasian women and have Caucasian friends that it isn’t racist in places like London. But,It’s extremely racist there.